XSEED Games has released the first English voiceover trailer for Killer is Dead, the upcoming action title from game creator Goichi Suda and his Grasshopper Manufacture studio.
In this all-new trailer, fans are introduced to the game’s protagonist, Mondo Zappa, an “executioner” whose task it is to dispose of dangerous criminals and assassins from around the world. Working for an agency called the “Bryan Execution Firm,” headed by a mysterious information trafficker known as Bryan, Zappa relies on dishing out his own brand of justice with the aid a traditional Japanese sword and a left artificial arm which houses interchangeable weapons.
Killer is Dead will be released this summer on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Capcom has released a new video showing the 1986 Gamepack for Capcom Arcade Cabinet, featuring Side Arms, Legendary Wings and Trojan. These three Capcom classics will be available in the 1986 Gamepack beginning tomorrow, March 19th on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace for $9.99 or 800 MS Points.
2K Sports has released a new MLB 2K13 digital film entitled “Go Gio Go” featuring Washington Nationals’ All-Star pitcher Gio Gonzalez. In the video, Gio trash talks Clayton Kershaw on his Home Run Derby pitching abilities, while campaigning for players to choose him in this year’s Perfect Game Challenge. MLB 2K13 is available in stores now.
Capcom and Valve today announced the Resident Evil 6 x Left 4 Dead 2 project. This crossover project will see characters from Left 4 Dead 2 featured exclusively in the forthcoming PC version of Resident Evil 6, while enemies from Resident Evil 6 will invade the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2. All content will be made available completely free for fans of either game to access and play.
Owners of Resident Evil 6 PC will be able to select one of four survivors from Left 4 Dead 2’s cast – Coach, Nick, Ellis and Rochelle – when playing PC exclusive mode, The Mercenaries No Mercy. Each character will have a special customized weapon load-out created just for use in Resident Evil 6. In addition to the four survivors, two of the Special Infected zombies from the Left 4 Dead franchise – the Witch and Mini Tank – will also make a cameo appearance in this mode, relentlessly attacking players regardless of whether a character from Left 4 Dead 2 or Resident Evil 6 is chosen. This new and exclusive content will automatically be downloaded in the background to all owners of the PC version of Resident Evil 6 from April 5th.
Making the leap to the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2 will be some of Resident Evil 6’s most fearsome enemies – Lepotitsa, Napad and Ogroman. All three characters were brought to life in Left 4 Dead 2 by Valve’s developers using its Steam Workshop tools. Owners of the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2 will be able to face a new deadly challenge when Resident Evil 6 characters infect Valve’s classic zombie title this spring.
Irrational Games today revealed the full voice cast for BioShock Infinite. In addition to the game’s already announced lead voice actors, Troy Baker (Booker) and Courtnee Draper (Elizabeth), the full voice cast includes Jennifer Hale, Keith Szarabajka, Oliver Vaquer, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Bill Lobley and Kimberly D. Brooks.
BioShock Infinite Voice Cast:
Troy Baker
(Final Fantasy XIII, Catherine, Red Faction: Guerilla, Brothers In Arms, Batman: Arkham City)
as Booker DeWitt
Courtnee Draper
(Surf’s Up, Ponyo, and Kingdom Hearts II)
as Elizabeth
Jennifer Hale
(Mass Effect, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)
as Rosalind Lutece
Oliver Vaquer
(Dexter, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, The Warriors)
as Robert Lutece
Kiff VandenHeuvel
(Star Wars: The Old Republic, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition)
as Zachary Comstock
Kimberly D. Brooks
(Mass Effect, Batman: Arkham City, XCOM: Enemy Unknown)
as Daisy Fitzroy
Keith Szarabajka
(Argo, Sons of Anarchy, Halo 4, The Dark Knight, L.A. Noire)
as Cornelius Slate
Bill Lobley
(Sealab 2021, Alan Wake, Mafia II)
as Jeremiah Fink
Twisted Pixel Games has released a new new LocoCycle trailer revealing another voice actor: Freddy Rodriguez, as the voice of Pablo. LocoCycle will be available later this year on Xbox Live Arcade.
Deep Silver today announced that Saints Row IV, the next chapter in the Saints Row franchise, will launch on current-gen consoles and PC on August 20th.
In the next open-world installment of Saints Row, Deep Silver Volition continues the story of the Third Street Saints by elevating their status to the highest level – the leaders of the free world. In Saints Row IV, the head honcho of the Saints has been elected to the Presidency of the United States. But the Saints are just getting started. Now the larger-than-life insanity of the Saints series gets a new twist with a catastrophic alien invasion, and the aliens have transported the Saints to a bizarro-Steelport simulation. Wield superpowers and fight to free humanity from alien granddaddy Zinyak’s mental grasp. Escape the simulation that’s trapped the Saints crew, or die trying.
2K and Firaxis Games announced today that Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World, the second expansion pack for Civilization V, is currently in development and will be released this summer for PC.
Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World provides new depth and replayability through the introduction of international trade and a focus on culture and diplomacy. The player’s influence around the world will be impacted by creating a number of Great Works across a variety of crafts, choosing an ideology for their civilization, and proposing global resolutions in the new World Congress. As players move through the ages of history, they will make critical decisions that influence relationships with all civilizations in the game world.
Key features include:
Focus Home Interactive has released a new trailer for Wargame AirLand Battle, focusing on the air forces available in the game. The sequel to the real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation, Wargame AirLand Battle will be available later this year for the PC.
Electronic Arts has released the Need for Speed Most Wanted Wii U trailer. Need for Speed Most Wanted will be available for the Wii U on March 19th.